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horse becomes a colonist by second intention, in the 

 form of the ' Waler.' His value, as compared with the 

 native breeds of Asia, is still undetermined, but we must 

 accept his presence and survival as a fact. 



Close on the heels of the purely useful British 

 domesticated animals follow those carried across seas 

 and deserts from motives of sentiment and love of sport. 

 Every week brings news of fresh and successful enter- 

 prises of this kind. In Connecticut the beginnings of 

 a most anti-republican system of game-preserving are 

 seen in the success with which pheasants are now being 

 reared. The Connecticut woods are being stocked with 

 these birds, and the State Legislature has passed an Act 

 protecting them for three years. In Texas, according 

 to the American Field, there is a Texas State pheasantry, 

 and, in addition, private pheasant-rearing establishments 

 are being opened, ' with a view to the firm establish- 

 ment of the pheasant as an American game-bird/ 



Fish are usually the last British creatures to be 

 established in new countries ; the means of transport of 

 the ova is a comparatively modern discovery. But a 

 * new country ' must be already in process of becoming 

 an old one if such a contemplative pursuit as fishing 

 is desired. The most recent ' State-aided migration ' 

 of English fish has been to Cape Colony. There 

 Mr. E. Latour has been engaged since 1892 in hatching 

 out salmo fario. Loch Leven trout, and brook-trout for 



